刚当选，李在明立即走马上任

韩国中央选举管理委员会4日上午召开全体会议，正式确认共同民主党候选人李在明当选第21届韩国总统，李在明随即开启其总统任期。

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung formally began his single five-year term after the National Election Commission confirmed his election victory on Wednesday.

Lee assumed the presidency at 6:21 am local time with the election watchdog's approval during a plenary session.

6月4日凌晨，李在明偕夫人在韩国首尔国会前庆祝。新华社记者 姚琪琳 摄

中央选举管理委员会4日发布的计票结果显示，在本届总统选举中，李在明的得票率为49.42%，国民力量党候选人金文洙的得票率为41.15%，改革新党候选人李俊锡的得票率为8.34%。

Lee of the majority liberal Democratic Party won the snap election with 49.42 percent of the vote, beating his major rival Kim Moon-soo of the conservative People Power Party with 41.15 percent.

6月4日凌晨，李在明在韩国首尔国会前发表讲话。新华社记者 姚琪琳 摄

韩国于3日举行总统选举。3日深夜，多家韩国媒体表示，李在明当选总统“已成定局”。4日凌晨1时36分，金文洙承认败选，并向李在明表示祝贺。

Local broadcaster JTBC and three terrestrial broadcasters including KBS, MBC and SBS forecast earlier that Lee was certain to be elected the country's 21st president.

6月4日凌晨，李在明（中）在韩国首尔国会前庆祝。新华社记者 姚琪琳 摄

李在明4日凌晨来到汝矣岛国会前发表讲话，对国民表示感谢。他说，要团结国民，当前最明确的任务是复苏经济、恢复民生。他还表示，将寻求韩朝对话、共存和共同繁荣的道路。

本届选举是韩国自1987年宪政改革以来第二次在总统缺位情况下选举总统，当选总统无交接期，在选举结果正式确定后立即履职。

He had no transition period as he was elected in a presidential by-election, caused by his predecessor's botched martial law bid last December.

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